National Cancer Survivorship Needs Assessment: Acute Sector Cancer Survivorship Services in the Irish Context
Year: 2018
Type: report
Abstract: This report provides an overview of cancer survivorship care in the Irish context. The research was conducted in three phases: (1) a scoping review of literature; (2) an online survey distributed to 25 hospitals in Ireland (n=184 completed surveys); and (3) focus group interviews with healthcare professionals (n=49). Models of survivorship care included: physician-led, nurse-led, shared care models, community care models and survivorship care programmes. Models incorporating shared care were highlighted as potentially offering effective care for cancer survivors whilst reducing the cost of provision. The review revealed the need for the current systems of care to change in order to respond to the numbers of increased cancer survivors. However, the evidence suggests that while several models exist, little guidance has been provided in terms of how programmes should be organised and limited research conducted to understand emerging models in the field as well as the impact of these models within an Irish context.
Authors: Hegarty, Josephine, Mullen, Louise
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204610114